I have a William Walton in my tree on Ancestry , I noticed there was a hint to another tree so I looked . The name was wrong , William Wilton but what struck me was the death . Died 15 April 1912 RMS Titanic North Atlantic .
This really struck home as my Maternal Grandfather Clifford William Willis who was born on the Isle of Wight followed his father to sea and became a Steward , he could have signed on to the Titanic and I would not be here now .
OHs Paternal Grandfather was born in Southampton and was also a Steward on the Ships , so he could have had the same fate .
There were 549 people from Southampton that perrished on the Titanic .
Ken
This really struck home as my Maternal Grandfather Clifford William Willis who was born on the Isle of Wight followed his father to sea and became a Steward , he could have signed on to the Titanic and I would not be here now .
OHs Paternal Grandfather was born in Southampton and was also a Steward on the Ships , so he could have had the same fate .
There were 549 people from Southampton that perrished on the Titanic .
Ken
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